Objectives: Social Studies: 5.H.2: Understand the role of prominent figures in shaping the United States
Dance Arts Education: 5.C.1Understand cultural, historical, and interdisciplinary connections with dance.
5.C.1.1 Understand how dance has affected, and is reflected in, the culture, traditions, and history of the United States.
Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to engage students in learning the importance of dances of the colonial time period
Procedures:
Ask students: How many of them have attended an international festival or fair?
Ask students: What activities did you enjoy the most, either as a participant or as an observer?
Introduce dances.
Focus on dances from Colonial America. (Note that Americans inherited country-dances and traditions from Elizabethan England).
Use "Primary Source Zoom-In Inquiry" to begin a discussion of the colonial period and country-dances. Ask, What role did dance play in Colonial America? Use the book to provide historical facts, and help students understand the role of dance in society. (See introduction of the Millar book).
Show the last slide of the Colonial Dance Zoom-In Inquiry: A Ballroom scene. Discuss physical settings for dance and compare country dances (outdoors in the village green, countryside, or pavilion) with court dances performed in ballrooms or great halls. Emphasize that people of all social classes, young and old, danced.
Introduce the Virginia Reel and Other Country Dances. Use music recordings (order from folk dance record companies), or use live musical accompaniment (violin and flute). Consider using a few country-dances to start with include, "Haste to the Wedding" and "La Dame Francoise Cotillion" (see Millar book for sheet music and dance instructions).
Students will practice the Virginia Reel
Assessment:
Participation in Dances (see rubric on Participation)
Differentiation:
ELL/LD: For ELL students vocabulary lists will be provided, narrated PowerPoint with headphones will be provided for students who have hearing difficulties.
Grade Level: Fifth Grade
Subject: Dance/Social Studies
Time: 45 minutes
Materials: PowerPoint, Music Recordings
Objectives:
Social Studies:
5.H.2: Understand the role of prominent figures in shaping the United States
Dance Arts Education:
5.C.1Understand cultural, historical, and interdisciplinary connections with dance.
Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to engage students in learning the importance of dances of the colonial time period
Procedures:
- Ask students: How many of them have attended an international festival or fair?
- Ask students: What activities did you enjoy the most, either as a participant or as an observer?
- Introduce dances.
- Focus on dances from Colonial America. (Note that Americans inherited country-dances and traditions from Elizabethan England).
- Use "Primary Source Zoom-In Inquiry" to begin a discussion of the colonial period and country-dances. Ask, What role did dance play in Colonial America? Use the book to provide historical facts, and help students understand the role of dance in society. (See introduction of the Millar book).
- Show the last slide of the Colonial Dance Zoom-In Inquiry: A Ballroom scene. Discuss physical settings for dance and compare country dances (outdoors in the village green, countryside, or pavilion) with court dances performed in ballrooms or great halls. Emphasize that people of all social classes, young and old, danced.
- Introduce the Virginia Reel and Other Country Dances. Use music recordings (order from folk dance record companies), or use live musical accompaniment (violin and flute). Consider using a few country-dances to start with include, "Haste to the Wedding" and "La Dame Francoise Cotillion" (see Millar book for sheet music and dance instructions).
- Students will practice the Virginia Reel
Assessment:- Participation in Dances (see rubric on Participation)
Differentiation:- ELL/LD: For ELL students vocabulary lists will be provided, narrated PowerPoint with headphones will be provided for students who have hearing difficulties.
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